Talk:Open House 2010

Planning goes here...

Coordinator: Ian Lim
If your group of volunteers needs info or help getting started, contact Ian on the internal mailing list.

Current sign-ups:

Public Relations

• Objective: Publicize the space and draw a crowd
• Needs: Perky personality, writing skill, graphic art capability. Produce open house flyer, press release, handle press, invite local VIPs, handle VIPs.
• Who:
  • Steve Rainwater
  • Nicole Greeley

• Done so far
  • Blog post
  • Tweet
  • Facebook post
  • Facebook event (please invited your friends to the event if you haven't already)
  • Submitted to Pegasus news events section
  • Submitted to Dallas Observer events section
  • Submitted to Art&Seek event guide
  • Submitted to QuickDFW.com
  • Flyer to Distribute
  • Dallas Morning News (sent press release to the Tech Blog columnist Victor Godinez)
  • Make blog [Anton Olsen and direct submission done] (steve)
  • D Magazine blog [talking to Gillea Allison] (steve)

• Working on these
  • Pegasus event news photog [talking to Alex] (steve)
  • Dallas Observer street team [not sure, my last contact is gone] (steve)

• ToDo
  • Need a series of signs put up in the parking lot to help people find the space. Small poster boards with "Dallas Makerspace Open House this way" and an arrow should do.

Painting and Cleanup Task Force

• Objective: Paint the first 10-12 ft (vertically) of the workshop space.
• Needs: Lots of paint, brushes, etc, and clear area immediately adjacent to the wall. After painting is complete, clean and prep space for open house.
• Who:
  • Nicole Greeley
  • Doug Emes
  • Ralph Green
  • Gus Reiter

• ToDo
  • clean bathroom
  • clean up front rooms
  • clean floor in main meeting room
  • move table out of entry way to make room
  • move bulk paper towels, tp, etc. on shelves in warehouse

Hospitality - Food and Beverage

• Needs: Grill, cups, ice, burgers & hotdogs, buns, condiments, soda, etc.
• Note: Sign up sheet for food will be sent out. Reply back with what you can bring.
• Who:
  • Nicole Greeley
  • Steve Rainwater
  • Gus Reiter

The idea of grilling may not work if people are coming and going at random times throughout the day. Might be better to plan it along the lines of a typical art gallery opening. Several drink options (soft drinks, red wine, white wine) and a lot of finger foods (cheeses, crackers, cookies, veggies). That said, if somebody wants to grill stuff, I'll be first in line to eat it. -- Steevithak 10:46, 16 November 2010 (CST)

Video

• Objective: A video on the creation of the makerspace running in the front room. 5-10 minute repeating loop.
• Team Leader Alan H
• Needs: We're going to need a TV, or projector and speakers somewhere to playback the loop. Or we play it back on a laptop. But I think a bigger screen would be better as it would allow more people to watch it at a time. I'm thinking this should go in the little alcove in the front.

Tour Guides

• Objective: Greet and guide our visitors.
• Who:
  • Steve Rainwater
  • Nicole Greeley

Any member who's not actively doing a demo or some other tasks should be offering to show people around.

Metal and Woodworking Bench

• Needs: Bench, grinders, clamps, hand tools, power saw, wall mounted pegboard to hang tools, etc, plus adjacent heavy machines (eg drill press.)
• Who:
  • Glenn Pipe
  • Paul Wilson
  • Ralph Green

Electronic Test/Development Bench

• Objective: Create a workbench for electrical/electronic development
• Needs: Bench, oscilloscope, variable power supply (2 rails), signal generator, logic tester, soldering irons, etc
• Who:
  • Glenn Pipe
  • Mike Allbright

Open House Demos

• Objective: Sheduled running demos throughout the open house.
• Notes: This is on the live page now. If you have a demo you want to add put it there, not here. We still need to establish a definite schedule for the demos.
• Who:
  • Glenn Pipe
  • Paul Wilson
  • Robert Davidson
  • Haley Moore
  • Steve Rainwater
  • Mark Havens
  • Mike Allbright